Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News articles from September 18 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News archives from September 18 2003

Bradenton Herald, Fla., Publisher Wins Award from Knight Ridder.
September 18, 2003... By Gary Taylor, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--BRADENTON, Fla.--Herald President and Publisher Mac Tully has won Knight Ridder's No. 1 award of excellence for 2003. Tony Ridder, chairman and...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Doug Smith Column.
September 18, 2003... By Doug Smith, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--MIXED-USE PROJECT TO OFFER STORAGE: Mixed use is the hot trend among urban planners seeking to increase density and reduce auto traffic by...

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Commodities Column.
September 18, 2003... By Victoria Sizemore Long, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--SOYBEANS CONTINUE SURGE: Chicago soybean futures prices closed higher Wednesday, resuming their upward push since last week's crop report....

The Kansas City Star, Mo., Workplace Column.
September 18, 2003... By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--BAD NEWS DOMINATES JOB FRONT: Downsizings. Offshorings. Outsourcings. Insourcings. Plant closings. Maquiladora-ings. H1-B visa-ings. CEO nest...

The Modesto Bee, Calif., Business Lines Column.
September 18, 2003... By Jack Doo, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--COUNTY BANK OFFICER HAS NEWMAN ROOTS: Newman native Ed Rocha, who had planned to be a teacher, recently was named chief operating officer of County Bank....

Portland Press Herald, Maine, Business Briefs Column.
September 18, 2003... Portland Press Herald, Maine Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--HOTEL TO CONTEST EPA ALLEGATION OF ILLEGAL VENTING: The operators of the DoubleTree Hotel in Portland plan to contest allegations that they illegally vented...

Chicago Tribune Inside Health Care Column.
September 18, 2003... By Bruce Japsen, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--Unlike most earlier AIDS treatments, Abbott Laboratories' popular drug Kaletra is like the Energizer bunny in its ability to keep the deadly HIV virus...

Chicago Tribune Marketing Column.
September 18, 2003... By Jim Kirk, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--In the high-end spirits business, success is judged by how well you get the liquor in the hands of "trend-setters" and "influencers" at exclusive clubs and...

The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Business Briefs Column.
September 18, 2003... By C.R. Roberts, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--PACIFIC NORTHWEST BANK APPROVES MERGER WITH WELLS FARGO: SEATTLE--Shareholders of Pacific Northwest Bancorp have approved a merger with a...

The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Don Hudson Column.
September 18, 2003... By Don Hudson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--If there is an issue in next Tuesday's mayoral primary, it isn't the uptown arena. Or term limits, where Pat McCrory seems to be gunning for more...

Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja Column.
September 18, 2003... By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--NEW GM VANS LATEST VITCIMS OF NAME DRAIN: The General Motors name gnome has struck again. Have to admit that coming up with names for each of the roughly 400...

Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Inside Alaska Business Column.
September 18, 2003... Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--ACS SHARES REGAIN SOME GROUND: Alaska Communications Systems' stock on Wednesday took back some of the decline posted Tuesday after news that the company lost a...

The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C., Business Briefs Column.
September 18, 2003... By Caroline Brustad, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 18--FREE SEMINAR TO BE HELD FOR BUSINESS OWNERS: A free seminar teaching small, minority-owned or women-owned firms how to do business with the...